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Lead Finance Technology initiatives in Markham, hybrid role combining Oracle Fusion expertise with insurance platform delivery.
Coordinate cross‑functional teams, manage delivery plans, and drive G/L, AP/AR solutions for Aviva Canada.
At Aviva Canada , we put people first, our employees, our customers, and our communities. We’re proud of a culture built on care, inclusion, and collaboration, where your voice matters and your growth is supported. We’re not just about insurance; we’re about making a real difference by protecting what matters most.
The Finance Technology Platforms Specialist acts as the primary coordination point for Finance Technology initiatives across the Finance, Technical, and Support groups.
Finance Workstream Coordination
- Act as the central point of coordination across Finance, Technology and Support teams.
- Maintain a consolidated view of delivery plans, risks, issues, actions and dependencies.
- Ensure all stakeholders have a clear understanding of priorities, timelines and delivery commitments.
- Review requirements and suggest design solutions.
- Identify delivery gaps and drive action to resolve them.
- Monitor Fusion jobs to ensure no failures causing delays for Finance.
- Support governance, readiness and implementation activities.
- Coordinate delivery across local and global teams and ensure progress is reported consistently.
- Implement config changes & custom SQL codes.
Oracle Fusion Finance Expertise
- Provide subject matter expertise for Oracle Fusion Financials, with particular focus on General Ledger.
- Support solution design, impact assessments and requirements analysis.
- Review proposed changes to ensure Finance requirements and controls are understood and addressed.
- Support testing, defect triage and production implementation activities.
- Act as a key point of contact between Finance partners, Fusion teams and support teams.
Insurance and Finance Systems Delivery
- Support delivery of initiatives impacting insurance and Finance platforms.
- Understand end to end transaction flows from Guidewire and associated insurance platforms through to Oracle Fusion.
- Assess impacts across upstream systems, Finance processes, accounting flows and reporting requirements.
- Work with business and technology teams to ensure solutions are practical, supportable and aligned with business objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Build trusted relationships across Finance, Technology and Support teams.
- Facilitate discussions and workshops to drive decisions and resolve issues.
- Translate business requirements into technology outcomes.
- Translate technical concepts into clear business language.
- Ensure interested parties receive clear, concise and timely updates.
Essential Skills
- Strong Oracle Fusion Financials experience on General Ledger, AP & AR.
- Experience supporting or delivering Finance Technology initiatives within insurance or financial services organizations.
- Understanding of accounting principles, reconciliations and financial controls.
- Basic accounting knowledge.
- Experience working with Guidewire or similar insurance policy, billing or claims platforms and their Finance integrations.
- Strong communication, relationship management and collaborator engagement skills.
- Experience coordinating work across multiple business and technology teams.
- Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to challenge, influence and drive actions to completion.
Desirable Skills
- Oracle Accounting Hub Cloud Service (AHCS) experience.
- Experience supporting Finance integrations, accounting feeds and reporting platforms.
- Financial or regulatory reporting experience.
- Experience working across global teams and third‑party suppliers.
What Success Looks Like
- Finance, Technology and Support teams are aligned around a single workstream view.
- Risks, issues, actions and dependencies are identified early and actively managed.
- Stakeholders receive clear and consistent status updates.
- Finance Technology initiatives are delivered successfully.
- Business and Technology teams work effectively together.
- Delivery issues are resolved before they become program issues.
What you’ll get
- The salary band for this position ranges from $115,000 to $140,000. Please note that individual salary is determined by factors such as job‑related knowledge, skills and experience, as well as internal equity.
- Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
- Outstanding Career Development opportunities.
- We’ll support your professional development education.
- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
- Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
- Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
- Hybrid flexible work model.
This job advertisement is for a new vacancy which has been posted both internally & externally.
Aviva Canada may use AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools to assist us throughout the recruitment process to screen, assess or select applicants for a position.
Aviva Canada welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and has a process in place to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process and during employment. If you require an accommodation during the interview or hiring process, please contact your Aviva Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged.
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